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Ski Lift to Death

Ski Lift to Death

Suspended in Terror

19781h 40mNR

Overview

A sports promoter tries to matchmake for a pair of ski champions and, as a result, they end up trapped in a derailed ski-lift car along with a gangster and the hitman sent to kill him.

Directed by William Wiard
Written by Laurence Heath
Produced by Richard Briggs, Bruce J. Sallan
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Top Cast

Deborah Raffin

Deborah Raffin

Lee Larson

Charles Frank

Charles Frank

Dick Elston

Don Galloway

Don Galloway

Ron Corley

Gail Strickland

Gail Strickland

Vicki Gordon

Don Johnson

Don Johnson

Mike Sloan

Veronica Hamel

Veronica Hamel

Andrea Mason

Howard Duff

Howard Duff

Ben Forbes

Clu Gulager

Clu Gulager

Marv Gilman

Lisa Reeves

Lisa Reeves

Wendy

P

Pierre Jalbert

Clevenger

Themes & Keywords

dancinghitmancompetitiongangsterski jumpsnow skiingprofessional sportsski liftdisaster moviedisco music

About Ski Lift to Death

Ski Lift to Death is a thriller, tv movie, drama film released in 1978 exploring themes of dancing, hitman, competition, gangster, ski jump, snow skiing. Directed by William Wiard, it stars Deborah Raffin, Charles Frank, Don Galloway. A sports promoter tries to matchmake for a pair of ski champions and, as a result, they end up trapped in a derailed ski-lift car along with a gangster and the hitman sent to kill him.

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